October 26, 1904

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Dear friend:

Your letters received. Also book. Have not had time to study book yet, but will do so later and give you a criticism on same.

Business has started to slump. A very cheap class of people are going toward St. Louis now.

I have just received 500 sets of silver postal cards and if I did not have them I should give notice to quit at once. I am going to close them out as fast as possible. You probably remember that I was figuring on buying these cards in large quantities at $10 per (symbol that looks like a capital M with a circle through it).

Well I bought 10 (same symbol) at $7 per (same symbol) which shows that they are anxious to unload. I am now just as anxious and will let them go for whatever I can get.

Think of jumping to Syracuse from here, but dread the thought of working there through the winter. At the same time, I could get a very good run there. Boss here will send me to South McAlester, Indian Territory if I wish, where I can get a good run to Memphis, Tenn.

John did not do very well at St. Louis. I am sorry, but think that he had an opportunity. But he did not get along in harmony with the boss. But that he should have done.

He will go back to work out of Buffalo.

I have to see the dentist this evening. Am having a gold crown put on one of my forward teeth.

Yours,

Max

May stay here until Dec 1

Address Danville.